Britain’s Got Talent singer, Shaun Smith has revealed that he didn’t enter X Factor because he doesn’t think he is good enough. I’d like to congratulate him on being honest enough to admit that fact. I described him as distinctly average in another post and got my head bit off for the privilege.

Shaun told The Sun: “A lot of people said, ‘Why didn’t you go in for The X Factor?’ — but I didn’t think I would win.

“I’d end up being one of the average ones. There’s no way I would have beaten people like Leona Lewis or Alexandra Burke.

He explained: “As a pop singer on Got Talent you sort of stand out a bit more than if you went on The X Factor. You might come on when the judges have just had to sit through a load of dancers or a magic act.”

He went on: “People have always told me that I’m good but I wasn’t 100 per cent sure. To have Simon Cowell say I was great is a massive achievement.”